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Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Muggle Studies
Write a tragic story about a forbidden love

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: 2017 Event: 365 Drabbles
Prompt - Event - Reunion

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Insane House Challenge
Pairing - Orion/Charlus

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry: Pop Music Chart Day
90s - Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way

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Worlds Apart

Pairing: Orion/Charlus

But we are two worlds apart
Can't reach to your heart

Charlus watched his niece say her vows. His heart clenched when her husband-to-be repeated the vows.

Orion's eyes found his, and there was longing in the dark gaze.

Charlus understood because he longed as well. But they had their duties. Orion's duty was to marry Walburga, and Charlus' duty was to marry Dorea. It was a Black, but unfortunately, it was the wrong Black.

After both marriages took place, they wouldn't ever be allowed to touch each other in any kind of intimate way again.

He closed his eyes as the new couple kissed, sealing their fate. It was too painful to watch.

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Charlus didn't associate with Orion and Walburga too often, but he did stay up-to-date with what was going on in their lives. It was easy enough since everyone in Pure-blood society loved to gossip.

Charlus heard when Walburga was pregnant the first time. He heard when she was pregnant the second time. He heard about the disappointment with their first son. And he heard about their strained marriage.

Almost ten years after they ended their affair, they met up in a private room in the Leaky Cauldron.

Orion's eyes devoured him. "I've missed you."

"As I've missed you. You and Walburga are unhappy, aren't you?"

"She's too rigid with our son. Nothing Sirius does is good enough in her eyes. I try to speak up, but she shuts me down. If I was married to you, I'd have a say in my children's lives."

"You can't live your life based around what-ifs. You'll drive yourself crazy. We live two separate lives, and there's nothing we can do about it," Charlus murmured. His posture was straight and sure, but it contrasted to the resigned tone in his voice.

"I'll never be happy with her," Orion said with the utmost certainty.

"And I'll never be happy with Dorea," Charlus returned. He yearned to take Orion in his arms, but he held himself back,

They loved each other, but they weren't allowed to be together, It was a fact of the lives they led.

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(wc: 345)